Video game exercise is both fun and easy - and may help you to get back in shape faster than joining a gym. Read more about video game fitness programs, and share stories of your own experiences with different video game exercise products.
...imagine the thrill of being able to play video games with your family and get your exercise too? It isnt just adults who need to be more active and get themselves moving. Our children need to be doing it as well. With the Nintendo Will games for fitness you can all have a great time and get some well needed exercise as well. Read Full Story
The Making of the Gamercize Video The challenge was to portray Gamercize in the areas it is used most frequently, which meant tricky on-location filming. The crew from Echo did a brilliant job, and here's how they did it. The planning was supposed to involve walking through each scene but mostly involved "who gets to hold the camera". "Hey, look at me, I'm really good at this. Oh. Hang on, I'll just have one more go at that." "Whatever happens, just keep smiling, it's all legal!" "So this is... Read Full Story
This has got to be my favorite YouTube video, the song is The Cardigans - My Favorite Game, the game is Tomb Raider Aniversary, the kit is Gamercize GZ Sport for PS2. Read Full Story
Video games provide the next generation in fitness! A survey of video game behaviour was carried out for 12-17 year olds in the US, and reports the following. 97% Are gamers. 65% Are social gamers. 80% Play five or more game types. I'm pleased to see the emphasis on the positive aspects of video gaming. The almost universal appeal of gaming is a prefect foundation for exergames, it shows that if the fitness industry want to connect with teens then these games are the right level you can do... Read Full Story
As money gets tighter, exercise will get closer to home. You can't open a paper or hit a news feed without hearing all about company collapses or a credit crunch effect of some description. In this climate it could be that exergaming is the answer to save a few pennies while making sure your long term health doesn't suffer a shortfall. If you don't know about exergames then you should know the fitness benefits of exergames like Gamercize are roughly equivalent, hour for hour, to a moderate... Read Full Story
The Major Movers Revealed! Sports Development Week hosted the Major Moves '08 Conference from SportEX this week and the topic was using technology for fitness. The delegates were focused on the future of fitness and all presentations held a common theme - technology motivates. The latest and newest technology was Gamercize. With a design patent of 2004 it should be understood the newness comes from the 2008 games being played with Gamercize! In product terms, there is no beating the latest... Read Full Story
The single biggest event in exergames could be the last. The public and media have picked up Wii-Fit as the iconic exergame - combining video games with exercise, but has the frenzy gone too far and put people off the idea of exergaming altogether? When the Wii was first announced it was brilliant news for the industry. A huge multi-national company waking the world up to combining video games and exercise. The industry was young and needed the big cash boost of publicity and advertising... Read Full Story
SlideShare Presentation. Exergaming 101 - Active Gaming Explained View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ps2 exercise ) Exergaming is a fitness technology to improve engagement and enjoyment of physical activity in school, gym, home or even the office. This presentation explains the concepts and reasoning behind this emerging industry and gives practical advice for end users and providers alike. Slide 1 : exergaming 101 Slide 2 : where did exergaming come from? Slide 3... Read Full Story
Which is better, Structured or Unstructured PE? When looking for exergaming to supplement existing physical education there are many choices. It is all too easy to be taken in by a wow factor; but evaluation should be made just as carefully as for traditional activity. Electronics alone don't make great fitness activities, if they did then calculators could be used in PE! What makes great activities are people - the professional teachers, trainers, instructors who supervise physical... Read Full Story
Exercise with your favorite game! This video review is from Megan Lee's gaming fitness blog, and her personal choice of game was "The Simpsons". She also shows how you can use the Gamercize Power Stepper while working or surfing the net with your PC; it's pretty useful and informative stuff. I've mentioned before that you can lose 10 lbs per video game completed with Gamercize, so I guess Megan has a little way to go yet before the ending scene of the Simpsons video game! If you have played... Read Full Story
